Nobel Prize Was Incentive In Colombia Peace: Santos
Muhammad Rameez Published December 09, 2016 | 06:25 PM
OSLO, Dec 9, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 09th Dec, 2016 ) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday said the Nobel Peace Prize was a "gift from heaven" and gave a "tremendous push" to reach a new agreement with FARC rebels.
Speaking at a news conference in Oslo on the eve of the prize ceremony, Santos said the prestigious award "came like a gift from heaven because it gave us a tremendous push" to achieve a new peace deal with FARC after Colombian voters narrowly rejected an initial agreement in an October referendum.
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